The story of Sunbeam’s 1926 1000hp Land Speed Car, nicknamed “Mystery” or “The Slug”, and Henry Segrave’s attempt to be the first to 200 mph.
Scarf and Goggles
“It’s April 1979, weeks after the accident that occurred on March 28 at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania… you haven’t been feeling too well and are concerned it might be related to radiation exposure. The doctor performs a health assessment, eye exam, hearing exam, and even uses some unorthodox methods including hypnosis to help put your mind at ease.”
Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – November 11, 1938), commonly known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born American cook believed to have infected between 51 and 122 people with typhoid fever. The infections caused three confirmed deaths, with unconfirmed estimates of up to 50.
Wikipedia
“On March 26, 1997, deputies of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department discovered the bodies of the 39 active members of the group, including that of Applewhite, in a house in the San Diego suburb of Rancho Santa Fe. They had participated in a mass suicide, a coordinated series of ritual suicides, coinciding with the closest approach of Comet Hale-Bopp.”
Heaven’s Gate (religious group) ☞ Wikipedia
“The danger of fire in factories like the Triangle Shirtwaist was well-known, but high levels of corruption in both the garment industry and city government generally ensured that no useful precautions were taken to prevent fires.”
History.com
“There is no need for any rescue operations, everyone is dead.”
“At approximately 1:20 p.m. on March 23, 2005, a series of explosions occurred at the BP Texas City refinery during the restarting of a hydrocarbon isomerization unit. Fifteen workers were killed and 180 others were injured.”
BP America (Texas City) Refinery Explosion ☞ CSB
“Chief Opechancanough led the Powhatan Confederacy in a coordinated series of surprise attacks, and they killed a total of 347 people, a quarter of the population of the Virginia colony.”
Indian massacre of 1622 ☞ Wikipedia
March 20, 1995, “Tokyo, Japan, by members of the cult movement Aum Shinrikyo. In five coordinated attacks, the perpetrators released sarin on three lines of the Tokyo Metro during rush hour, killing 13 people, severely injuring 50 (some of whom later died), and causing temporary vision problems for nearly 1,000 others.”
19 Mar 1988
“Michael Jackson begins construction on his 2,800-acre ranch and private amusement park in Santa Barbara, California, which he names ‘Neverland’ after a fantasy location in his favorite book, Peter Pan, a place where children never grow up.”
Songfacts calendar
“Reports from witnesses state that the walls of the school bulged, the roof lifted from the building and then crashed back down, and the main wing of the structure collapsed…
The force of the explosion was so great that a two-ton concrete block was thrown clear off the building and crushed a 1936 Chevrolet parked 200 feet away.”
At 10:30 in the morning on Saint Valentine’s Day, Thursday, February 14, 1929, seven men were murdered at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago’s North Side. They were shot by four men using weapons that included two Thompson submachine guns. Two of the shooters were wearing police uniforms, while the others wore suits, ties, overcoats, and hats.
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre ☞ Wikipedia
“There was no military service at the funeral. No folded flag was presented to the family. The Army did pay out life insurance for Donald, but it was only $264. Veterans Affairs also bought a headstone marker, but even in that, the sense of military courtesy for the family seemed to evaporate, too.”
‘My grandfather had to go pick it up. It wasn’t delivered,’ Kirk said.”
60 Years Missing ☞ Flying Mag
One Man Six Wives And 29 Children (1999) –
Video Documentary – 50 minutes
A 51-year-old Mormon with six wives and 29 children considers taking a seventh wife, a decision which is complicated by his son’s affection for the same woman.
Video Source ☞ Real Stories – YouTube
“Since Neptune’s discovery in 1846, several astronomers had suggested the existence of yet another planet based on apparent irregularities in the orbit of Uranus.”
History of Pluto ☞ Lowell
“An epic flood of water and debris traveled 55 miles through San Francisquito Canyon and the Santa Clara River Valley. As a result, the towns of Piru, Fillmore, and Santa Paula were devastated. Over 400 people were killed before the floodwaters emptied into the Pacific Ocean at Montalvo between Oxnard and Ventura.”
Documentary – 90 min.
Video Source – Mason Exploring ☞ YouTube
St. Francis Dam National Memorial
“On March 11, 1888, one of the worst blizzards in American history strikes the Northeast, killing more than 400 people and dumping as much as 55 inches of snow in some areas.”
Video Source ☞ The History Guy
The Courrières mine disaster, Europe’s worst mining accident, caused the death of 1,099 miners in Northern France on 10 March 1906
☞ Wikipedia
1959 – March 09 – The Barbie doll makes its debut
Vintage Barbie Dolls
The Guide to Vintage Barbie Dolls
Barbie Dolls – Glossary and Terms
My Vintage Barbies
How to Value Barbies
The Barbie Collection
Barbie
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